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The magic of Savvy meets the complexity of When You Reach Me in this "blithe magical puzzle," --The Wall Street Journal

Told in multiple viewpoints, A Tangle of Knots is a magnificent puzzle. In a slightly magical world where everyone has a Talent, eleven-year-old Cady is an orphan with a phenomenal Talent for cake baking. But little does she know that fate has set her on a journey from the moment she was born. And her destiny leads her to a mysterious address that houses a lost luggage emporium, an old recipe, a family...

In jedem Leben gibt es Momente, in denen etwas Unerwartetes geschieht. Momente wie Wunder. Oder Lebensphasen, in denen sich eine überraschende Abzweigung von eingetretenen Pfaden auftut und man sich selbst staunend zuschaut. Von diesen Momenten und Zuständen erzählt Friederike Gräff empathisch, lakonisch und mit nüchterner Komik. 

Jede Erzählung ist ein eigener Kosmos, und in jedem herrschen eigene Regeln: Die stellvertretende Abteilungsleiterin Frau Zilius legt zu ihrem Befremden ein faustgroßes Ei, während sie eigentlich mit einer unschönen Personalangelegenheit...

Everyone says that middle school is awful, but Trent knows nothing could be worse than the year he had in fifth grade, when a freak accident on Cedar Lake left one kid dead, and Trent with a brain full of terrible thoughts he can't get rid of. Trent's pretty positive the entire disaster was his fault, so for him middle school feels like a fresh start, a chance to prove to everyone that he's not the horrible screw-up they seem to think...

Annie Richards knows there are a million things to look out for--bicycle accidents, chicken pox, runaway zoo animals. That's why being careful is so important, even if it does mean giving up some of her favorite things, like bike races with her best friend and hot dogs on the Fourth of July. Everyone keeps telling Annie not to worry so much, that she's just fine. But they thought her brother, Jared, was just fine too, and Jared died.

It takes a new neighbor to make Annie realize that her plans for being careful aren't working out as well as she'd hoped. And with a lot of help from...

As a small child, Jesse never knows the safety and security that God intends for her to have. Forced to endure unthinkable horrors, she suffers in silence, afraid and unable to seek protection. But Jesse finds the courage and strength to become a survivor. By emotionally withdrawing from the physical and sexual abuse of her stepfather, she finds comfort and refuge within herself. In so doing, Jesse comes to understand that every child of God is precious, special, and pure.

Through Jesse's story, author Maxine Graff gives hope to those who have suffered abuse. "Jesse's Power" is about...

Cee and her family live under a terrible curse. It may not be a spell out of the fairy tales, but it still dooms Cee and her sisters, Deana and Rose. Her father's alcoholism hangs over their house like a black cloud. It is getting worse, and young Cee doesn't know what to do.

Cee tries to block it out and spend more time with her best friends, Mo and Jimmy, but Mo is drifting away for some unknown reason. At the same time, Cee makes friends with someone who understands exactly what she's going through. Will it be enough support for the hard road ahead?

This poignant story...